A Policy of Average-Cost Pricing Will Initially ________ Price for a Natural

question 134

Multiple Choice

A policy of average-cost pricing will initially ________ price for a natural monopoly, but as costs increase price will ________.

• A) increase; not change
• B) decrease; increase
• C) decrease; not change
• D) increase; decrease

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Financial Statement Forecasting

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